So what does everyone think of this series? I think it's kind of a mixed bag. The art style and mecha designs are amazing, and there are some great, gritty battles sequences. The characters vary; some are kind of cliché and I could do without the fanservice. That being said most of the main characters are actually very well written, and the story itself is interesting. On the other hand there are a few too many characters to keep track of and some character designs are reused a lot, making it hard to tell some of them apart(ie, there are a number of characters with short, blond hair).
So what does everyone else think?